1558 BST: Investment group Blackstone's GSO Capital Partners has decided against financially backing Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks. (Associated Press)
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Newcastle are set to ask the Premier League for special permission to re-sign Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given on loan because Steve Harper is set to be sidelined for three months with a shoulder injury. Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told Aston Villa counterpart Gerard Houllier that striker Michael Owen is going nowhere in January. Full story: ESPNsoccernet
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is eyeing Bayern Munich's £9m-rated midfielder Toni Kroos, who has been likened to Frank Lampard. Full story: caughtoffside.com
OTHER GOSSIP
Just weeks after quitting as Aston Villa manager, Martin O'Neill is in line for a sensational return to management - at Liverpool. Full story: Daily Star
Real Madrid's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas believes that Manchester City keeper Joe Hart is so good that he should join Manchester United. Full story: Daily Star
England striker Wayne Rooney will never leave Manchester United, according to team-mate Darren Fletcher. Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has been offered a £280m funding package by GSO Capital Partners, a subsidiary of private company Blackstone, which would share control of the club with him. (Associated Press)
Diego Maradona is said to be ready to return as Argentina coach. According to Italian reports, Maradona is prepared to meet the terms of Argentine Football Association head Julio Grondona and, crucially, change his backroom staff.Full story: imscouting.com
Rangers manager Walter Smith has urged the club's board to get Kenny Miller signed up on a new deal after watching the striker, whose current deal expires next summer, score two goals against Dundee United at the weekend. Full story: Daily Record
AND FINALLY
Blackpool baulked at paying Chelsea £15.50 per head, plus VAT, for post-match lasagne after they were beaten 4-0 by the Premier League champions on Sunday. Full story: Daily Mirror
England midfielder James Milner, who joined Manchester City from Aston Villa in August, has revealed that he is settling into life at Eastlands and is enjoying the dressing room banter. Full story: Daily Mirror
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